Biology:Melanochelys
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Short description: Genus of turtles
| Melanochelys | |
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| Melanochelys trijuga | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Testudines |
| Suborder: | Cryptodira |
| Superfamily: | Testudinoidea |
| Family: | Geoemydidae |
| Subfamily: | Geoemydinae |
| Genus: | Melanochelys Gray, 1834 |
Melanochelys is a genus of turtles in the family Geoemydidae. Members are found in India , Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.[1]
Species
Melanochelys contains only two species:[1]
- Indian black turtle (Melanochelys trijuga)[1]
- Tricarinate hill turtle (Melanochelys tricarinata)[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rhodin 2010, p. 000.113
- Bibliography
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley (2010-12-14). "Turtles of the World 2010 Update: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution and Conservation Status". http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v3_2010.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q2713738 entry
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